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Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis genotype differences among Israeli ethnic groups were assessed. Isolates from Jews (51), Arabs (35) and Druze (25) were genotyped. The distributions among ethnic groups were not different, however they differed (p = 0.002) from global populations. Therefore, C. albicans and C. dubliniensis genotype distribution differences in Israel are related to changes in all ethnic groups.
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McCullough, M.J., Jorge, J.J., Lejbkowicz, F. et al. Genotypic Differences of Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis Isolates Related to Ethnic/Racial Differences within the Same Geographic Area. Mycopathologia 158, 39–41 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MYCO.0000038432.94844.f7
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